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FL: Florida Senate set to vote on 'stand your ground' bill next week
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The Florida Senate held a tense debate Thursday that sets the stage for passage of a bill that shifts the burden of proof in "stand your ground" cases.
If the full senate approves the new legislation, it would increase the amount of protection gunowners have when they claim self-defense.
Currently, the burden of proof is on the person claiming self-defense to prove they were in fact threatened or in imminent danger.
If the new law passes, the burden shifts to prosecutors who would have to prove self-defense wasn't warranted. |
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PHORTO
(3/10/2017)
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Two things:
One, despite the relentless MSM meme that this bill "shifts" the burden, it does no such thing. It RESTORES the burden that the courts arbitrarily shifted to begin with.
Two, the increase in homicides are significantly due to JUSTIFIABLE homicides, which is exactly what this law is supposed to accomplish. |
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